Mother's Day

Mother's Day

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Sept. 3, 2018

On the day before Mother's Day 1993, Colin and Wendy Parry's lives are torn apart when their youngest son Tim is killed in a terrorist attack by the IRA in Warrington's town centre. The attack shocks ordinary people on both sides of the Irish Sea. Sue McHugh, an unassuming and normally shy Dublin housewife, is deeply affected by the tragedy. Spurred into action by the events in Warrington and the hope that she can make a difference, Sue urges people across Ireland to demonstrate that the killings on all sides must stop. But has Sue underestimated the challenge of brokering peace in a community that has known only conflict? As the grieving Parrys search desperately for answers to their son's senseless killing, they form an alliance with Sue, her husband Arthur, and her Peace '93 movement, travelling to Dublin in a bid to bring about peace and ensure Tim's enduring legacy is one of hope and tolerance. Based on real events.

Mother's Day

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Sept. 3, 2018

Mother's Day
On the day before Mother's Day 1993, Colin and Wendy Parry's lives are torn apart when their youngest son Tim is killed in a terrorist attack by the IRA in Warrington's town centre. The attack shocks ordinary people on both sides of the Irish Sea. Sue McHugh, an unassuming and normally shy Dublin housewife, is deeply affected by the tragedy. Spurred into action by the events in Warrington and the hope that she can make a difference, Sue urges people across Ireland to demonstrate that the killings on all sides must stop. But has Sue underestimated the challenge of brokering peace in a community that has known only conflict? As the grieving Parrys search desperately for answers to their son's senseless killing, they form an alliance with Sue, her husband Arthur, and her Peace '93 movement, travelling to Dublin in a bid to bring about peace and ensure Tim's enduring legacy is one of hope and tolerance. Based on real events.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers BBC Studios
Original title Mother's Day
Directors Fergus O'Brien
Writers Nick Leather

Cast

Anna Maxwell Martin

as Wendy Parry

Vicky McClure

as Susan McHugh

Daniel Mays

as Colin Parry

David Wilmot

as Arthur McHugh

Richard Dillane

as Dr Tarring

Simone Kirby

as Fran Russell Banks

Patrick Fitzsymons

as Tommy Kerans

Erin Foley

as Leanne

Conor Mullen

as Gay Byrne

Anna Healy

as Kathleen Grady

Carole Moore

as Anne Rainey

Fra Gunn

as Joe Gillis

Melanie Kilburn

as Margret Seabrook

Adam Mitchell

as Tim Parry

Noah Valentine

as Dom Parry

Siena Spiro

as Abbi Parry

James Quinn Markey

as Charlie McHugh

Harvey Chaisty

as Piers

Carly Kane

as Emma

Gerard Lee

as Dean of Trinity

Liam McCheyne

as Tim Parry, aged 7

Fiona Victory

as Pauline

Catherine Breeze

as Sister

Elizabeth Conboy

as Hospital Manager

Annabelle Dowler

as Neighbour

Wendy Albiston

as Dinner Lady

Rose Akroyd

as Warrington Woman

Lucy McConnell

as Dublin Woman

Christopher Dunne

as Dublin Man

Ciaran McIntyre

as Male Resident

Annabel Canavan

as Shop Assistant

Dean Williamson

as Hospital Reporter

Richard Croxford

as Radio Presenter

Richard Doubleday

as Studio Presenter

Julie Addy

as Sky News Presenter